Lawn mower attachment



F. T. HARRIGAN 2,031,038

LAWN MOWER ATTACHMENT Filed sept. 1s, 1934 s sheets-sheet 1 Inventor une Mh Q Feb. 18, 1936.

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LAWN MOWER ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 18, 1954 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor yamafrfgaw Patented Feb. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to attachments for lawn mowers and is in the nature of an elevator adapted to be mounted in operative position to the roitary knives of the mower for receiving the cut grass, together with a receptacle adapted to be suspended from the handle of the mower at the upper end of the elevator for receiving the cut grass therefrom.

The invention together with its objects and advantages, will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the application of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view.

Figure 3 is a detail View taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevational view of one of the sides of the main frame.

Figure 6 is an elevational view of one of the usual lawn mower rollers.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary detail sectional view through the body of the receptacle illustrating certain details hereinafter more fully referred to.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, it will be seen that I8 indicates generally a lawn mower including among other parts the rotary cutting knives II, roller I2, and suspension frame I3 for the roller. The handle for the lawn mower is indicated by the reference numeral I4.

The attachment per se comprises a substantially 35 U-shaped frame I5 the sides of which at the open end of the frame are bolted to the roller frame I3, or secured to said frame in any suitable manner and as indicated generally at I6. 'I'he upper end of the frame I5 is suspended from the handle I4 through the medium of a link I1 suitably connected at one end with the frame I5 and at a relatively opposite end engaged with a hook I8 carried by the lawn mower handle I4.

Operating within the frame I5 is an endless 45 elevator I9 having a lower roller 20 suitably journaled between the sides of the roller frame I3 and an upper roller 2| the pintles of which are adapted to be engaged in selected notches 22 provided in the sides of the frame I8. By reason of the notches 22 the roller 2l may be spaced relative to the roller in a manner to take up slack in the endless apron of the elevator I9. The elevator I9 is also provided with suitably spaced cleats 23 that serve to retain the grass on the elevator against sliding back in a manner to clog the reel II. It will thus be seen that the grass cut by the lreel I I will bereceived on the elevator I9 and conveyed upwardly and away from the reel.

For receiving the out grass from the elevator I9 there is provided a canvas receptacle 24, the body of which as just mentioned is formed of canvas, the opposite side walls o-f the body being cut on a bias and sloping in the direction of the reel of the lawn mower as clearly shown in Figure 2. The upper edge portions of the walls of the body of receptacle 24 are foldable over the sides of a rectangular frame 25, separable fasteners 28, 26' being provided for securing said edges of the walls in folded condition and in a manner to positively engage the body of the receptacle with the frame 25. At the corners thereof the frame 25 is provided with suspension hooks 21 that engage over the upper end of the main frame I5 and also over a cross bar 28 extending between L opposed sides of the main frame as shown in Figure 1. The receptacle 24 being thus suspended from the upper portion of the frame I5 is in a position tol receive the cut grass from the eleva.- tor I9.

For driving the elevator I9 therey are provided on the ends of the roller I2 gears` 32 which are in mesh with gears 33 provided on the ends of the elevator roller 20. Obviously, as the lawn mower is pushed over the ground causing the roller I2 to rotate in the usual manner, motion is transmitted from the roller I2 through the gearing 32 and 33 to the roller 28 for operating the endless elevator. As the elevator I9 is in operation, the cut grass falling thereon is coni veyed to the receptacle 24, and when this receptacle has received a certain amount of the grass it may be quickly and easily removed and emptied of its grass contents.

What is claimed is:

A grass conveyor for lawn mowers comprising a rectangular-shaped frame adapted to be secured adjacent the reel of a lawn mower, a transversely mounted roller in one end of said frame, a second roller, an endless apron trained around said rollers, the sides of said frame having a plurality of. spaced oppositely disposed angularly arranged slots therein, said second roller being adapted to be arranged in pairs of said slots for controlling the slack in said apron, a driving connection between the lawn mower and the rst named roller, and a receptacle detachably suspended from the frame for receiving the grass from the elevator.

FLOYD T. HARRIGAN. 

